This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 112 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 112 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What two bones make up the pectoral girdle? A) Clavicle and scapula. B) Sternum and vertebrae. C) Radius and ulna. D) Pelvis and femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle and scapula. 2. ..... is a membrane that surrounds bones. It nourishes bones. A) Periosteum. B) Bone Marrow. C) Homeostasis. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 3. The root word for bent or hump is: A) School. B) Caf/o. C) Arthr/o. D) Lord/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caf/o. 4. Which of the below types of muscles are involuntary? 1. Cardiac 2.Skeletal 3.Smooth A) Only 2. B) 1 and 2. C) 2 and 3. D) 1 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 and 3. 5. The framework of bones is called ..... A) Cartilage. B) Skeleton. C) Skeleton. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeleton. 6. What is the outer layer of the skin called? A) Dermis. B) Hypodermis. C) Epidermis. D) Subcutis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epidermis. 7. RBC's and WBC's are produced in the red bone marrow in the bones. A) Blood Cell Production. B) Structure. C) Movement. D) Protection. E) Storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood Cell Production. 8. Young Female Sheep A) Doe kid. B) Kid. C) Yes lamb. D) Lamb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lamb. 9. What vitamin helps with calcium metabolism and is made by our skin? A) Vitamin D. B) Vitamin K. C) Vitamin B. D) Vitamin A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin D. 10. This is the ability of skeletal muscle wherein it recoils to its original resting length after it has been stretched A) Excitability. B) Elasticity. C) Extensibility. D) Contractility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elasticity. 11. What are the different types of bones in the hand? A) Patella, Tibia, Fibula. B) Tarsals, metatarsals, Phalanges. C) Carpals, Phalanges, metacarpals. D) Toe, toe, and toe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carpals, Phalanges, metacarpals. 12. Autoimmune inflammation of joints with swelling, stiffness, pain; results in joint deformities A) Osteoarthritis. B) Bunion. C) Rheumatoid arthritis. D) Dislocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rheumatoid arthritis. 13. Cells responsible for breaking bones down A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteoblasts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 14. Definition:Thigh bone A) Femur. B) Skull. C) Ribs. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 15. Which of these statements are NOT true about bones? A) Bones are non-living tissues. B) Almost all your blood supply comes from your bones. C) Your bones stop growing around age 25. D) Your bones also store fats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bones are non-living tissues. 16. A living bone's surface is covered with a tough, tight-fitting membrane called ..... ? A) Ligament. B) Cartilage. C) Tendon. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periosteum. 17. The type of bone cells that is involved with bone reabsorption (resorption) is called an: A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) Chondroclast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast. 18. Classify this bone: A) Flat. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irregular. 19. The interior of the bone can store minerals and chemical energy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which of the following DOES NOT BELONG in the axial skeleton? A) Skull. B) Vertebral column. C) Humerus. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus. 21. What is the name of the bone disorder that involves a lack of vitamin D and calcium? A) Fracture. B) Rickets. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Rheumatoid Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rickets. 22. Which of the following is not a part of hindlimbs? A) Fingers. B) Toes. C) Lower leg. D) Upper leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fingers. 23. Which bone is the most frequently fractured bone in the body? A) Vertebrae. B) Occipital bone. C) Hyoid bone. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clavicle. 24. Another name for the fingers and toes A) Phalanges. B) Tibia. C) Sternum. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges. 25. Of the 3 types of muscles, which muscle is responsible for pumping your blood A) Skeletal muscle. B) Cardiac muscle. C) Smooth muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiac muscle. 26. Cortical bone consists of cylindrical structures called ..... ? A) Osteocytes. B) Beams. C) Spiracles. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteons. 27. Skeletal system helps to A) Provide basic framework to the body. B) Give support. C) Movement. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. The area of the foot labeled "A" is called the? A) Tarsals. B) Phalanges. C) Toes. D) Ankles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tarsals. 29. Injuries to bones and joints are common in accidents and A) Falls. B) Self imposed injuries. C) Motion. D) Fractures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falls. 30. Condition of porous bones A) Osteoclasis. B) Ostectomy. C) Osteitis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoporosis. 31. It is a fibrous, smooth, and slippery tissue that coats some bones. It functions as shock absorber, acting as cushion between two bones, and heps the joints move. A) Cartilage. B) Ligament. C) Tendon. D) Achiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 32. Where can a saddle joint be found? A) Skull. B) Vertebra. C) Thumb. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thumb. 33. What body part is anterior to the shoulder blades? A) Feet. B) Head. C) Chest. D) Hips. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chest. 34. Hey Julie, Enoch, and Charles! Can you guess the important job of marrow cells? A) They help you to become strong when you lift weights. B) They pump out red blood cells. Then, the red blood cells carry oxygen all around the body. C) They help us to be smarter if we have more than others. D) They are made by Dr. Marrow because he was very smart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They pump out red blood cells. Then, the red blood cells carry oxygen all around the body. 35. Backbone is protecting A) Spinal cord. B) Lungs. C) Kidneys. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 36. The appendicular skeleton forms the main trunk of the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. The humerus is the upper arm bone. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. What is the name for the functional unit of a bone? A) Osteoclast. B) Osteoblast. C) Osteocyte. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteon. 39. What are the membrane-covered openings between bones called? A) Medullary Canal. B) Ligaments. C) Joints. D) Fontanels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fontanels. 40. The skull protects one of the most important organs in the body, the ..... A) Liver. B) Brain. C) Ribs. D) Knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 41. It is the framework that gives support and shape to our body. A) Axial skeleton. B) Muscle. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeleton. 42. Who typically has the shorter and wider pelvic girdle? A) Women. B) Men. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women. 43. What happens to the epiphyseal plate when bones stop growing in length? A) It transforms into articular cartilage. B) It remains as hyaline cartilage. C) It becomes the epiphyseal line. D) It becomes the periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It becomes the epiphyseal line. 44. This bone protects the brain from injury A) Rib cage. B) Cranium. C) Femur. D) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranium. 45. How much of the skeleton is replaced each year? A) 5-10%. B) 10-20%. C) 1-2%. D) 20-30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10-20%. 46. ..... composes mainly of fat tissues that serves as an energy source. A) Red bone marrow. B) Yellow bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow bone marrow. 47. The patella is located in the: A) Knee. B) Foot. C) Elbow. D) Ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knee. 48. What is your kneecap called? A) Mandible. B) Patella. C) Calcaneus. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 49. How many muscles are found in the human body? A) 1000. B) 640. C) 666. D) 342. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 640. 50. It is a condition of thinning and weakening of the bones due to lack of calcium and phosphorous. A) Arthritis. B) Scoliosis. C) Rickets. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoporosis. 51. How many bones are there in the average adult body A) 306. B) It varies from person to person. C) 106. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 52. What is bone formation from hyaline cartilage? A) Bone ossification. B) Endochondral ossification. C) Intramembranous ossification. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endochondral ossification. 53. Red cells, white cells, and platelets are called A) Cartilage. B) Ligament. C) Joint. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone marrow. 54. Which bone is commonly known as the collarbone? A) Clavicle. B) Humerus. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle. 55. How is a skeletal injury usually diagnosed? A) Checking how much movement the person has around the affected area. B) Through medication. C) Using a plaster cast to immobilise it. D) Taking an X-ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking an X-ray. 56. Which of the following is the fourth step of fracture repair? A) Hematoma forms. B) Bony callus forms. C) Bone remodeling. D) Fibrocartilage forms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone remodeling. 57. Which muscles can you NOT control? A) Involuntary. B) Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary. 58. What are the two kinds of bones that we have in our skeleton? A) Strong and soft. B) Femur and skull. C) Axial and appendicular. D) Bone marrow and cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axial and appendicular. 59. All animals have a spine A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. Movable joints are most common and are found in knees, elbows, wrist, shoulder, etc. These type of joints are called A) Diarthrotic. B) Ampiarthrotic. C) Vertebrae. D) Synarthrotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diarthrotic. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesSkeletal System Quiz 1Skeletal System Quiz 2Skeletal System Quiz 3Skeletal System Quiz 4Skeletal System Quiz 5Skeletal System Quiz 6Skeletal System Quiz 7Skeletal System Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books